Is smoking marijuana a sin

[harmonicminor]

a sin of the bible??? naaaaa but thats just a book written by humans anyways
a sin against our creator?? with naturally occuring thc receptor sites in our brain coded into our dna also???? shit no

[1234abcd]

'What an immature little prick', yes, thats what i thought when i read your stupid little post

oh what a suprise you're banned

Not really...it is a stupid question..if weed smokers are gonna burn in hell, then so the fuck are alcohol drinkers, which is like 70 percent of the adult population in the world.

weed is no stronger drug than alcohol.

[midlifecrisis]

I am not catholic...but is it not a sin to masterbate???? So then CC if you're going to hell anyways....enjoy.

[1234abcd]

yes its considered a sin to masterbate, be gay/bi in many cultures, in Iran they will hang u

[1234abcd]

some third world countries are so fucked up. Im proud to be in america, and very thankful to have the freedom we do

[braddog10]

There are vast data that clearly reflect the hand of God in the assembly of the Bible, Harmonic. There's a lot of reading you obviously have not done to merit such dogmatism on your part. Shelbay provided this outstanding overview on another thread.

There are 2 major divisions of the Bible...the Hebrew Scriptures and what Christians refer to as the New Testament. The Bible was written over a 1,500+ year span by more than 40 different authors from all parts of life so to speak ie: Moses was a political leader trained at the universities of Egyptavid was a Shepherd,musician & King:Joshua was a military general:Nehemiah was a palace official to a pagan kinganiel was a pm:Luke was a Physician & historian:Paul was a rabbi etc..those are just a few. The Bible was also written in different places ie:The desert,a dungeon,a palace,a prison etc....There are 3 languages:Hebrew,Greek and a few short sections in Aramic which was "the common language" of Jesus' time. The Bible was written on 3 different continents at different times..The Bible is much more than a historical record..not saying parts are not history..they are but other parts of the Bible are poetry,proverbs,personal correspondence (yes its true),memoirs,law,prophecy,biography,autobiography ,parables & allegory..so I understand about people saying its mans word but i don't agree..considering that the Old Testament supports the Hebrew Scriptures as we know them today..they were collected & recognized long before Constantine possibly as early as the 4th century b.c. and for certain no later than 150 b.c. Malachi was written around 450 to 430 b.c. and Chronicles was written no later than 400 b.c. my point being that the books of the Old Testament were collected and translated into Greek NOT by the Vatican..not by Constantine & not even early Christians but more than a hundred years before Jesus' birth by a consensus of generations of Jewish rabbis and scholars..so in my view of the word definitive..that would be it.

[braddog10]

yes its considered a sin to masterbate, be gay/bi in many cultures, in Iran they will hang u

Interesting, which head will they hang you by?

[graymatter]

Not sure if God got back to any of you, but can you let me know when it's OK to smoke again?

[Hamlet]

Geez, if spankin' the monkey is a sin there's not going to be any males and very few females in heaven. (except me of course. I would never do something so disgusting)

There's not one word against it in the Bible and we all know why...don't we

Wait a minute, there is that one passage about it being better to visit a prostitute than to flog the flounder...but that's a little impractical and not a very good idea. (yup, it's in there...but don't make me look it up cuz I'm lazy)

But this is about smoking herb though, isn't it. Well, if you enjoy it more than likely you can count on it being a sin. Sorry, I don't make the rules, I just violate'm.

[braddog10]

You guys are hillarious, but you miss it.

The entire creation fell. There were no thorns on plants originally, Ironic isn't it that Jesus was given a crown of thorns. Quite the metaphor of even bearing the pain of the fall.

A small group of Christians formed in the city of Corinth. They were very concerned about sin. In a city saturated with it. If something was perverted, or corrupt in their day........ it was "Corinthianized".

Specifically, they were concerned about buying in the market place. The meat was primarily meat from sacrifices to Idols of pagan God's from any of the number of Temples located there. Basically, they were to enjoy there life there. Buy, sell, live, have families, and love others.

Many things are clean now,.......The sin issue as it relates to these people,........... if they abstain from sexual immorality ~ they would do well.

I think this will answer a few questions
also ~ Look at vs 29 carefully,

Corinthians 8

23 All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable All things are lawful, but not all things edify.
24Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor.
25 Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions for conscience' sake;
26 FOR THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S, AND ALL IT CONTAINS.
27 If one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, eat anything that is set before you without asking questions for conscience' sake.
28 But if anyone says to you, "This is meat sacrificed to idols," do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience' sake;
29 I mean not your own conscience, but the other man's; for why is my freedom judged by another's conscience?
30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?
31 Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
32 Give no offense either to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God;
33 just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit but the profit of the many, so that they may be saved.

Some things are not profitable in our individual lives. I must individually sort out my own healthy boundries / moderations. I'll rephrase vs 29. How can I judge others freedoms by my conscience?